...the gender dividing line was not necessarily that clear at all times. In fact it is far less clear in these groups what women should or should not… - Azza Karam

Political leadership and religious leadership have to be seen as unique and distinct, when there is too much of an overlap between the political institutions and the religious institutions, it doesn’t become so much about faith anymore for the religious—it becomes more about power politics.

We need these Interreligious Councils to be strengthened so they can serve the shared well-being of their nations effectively and in a timely manner.

there are the grimy realities of entrenched, interest-based politics; an economy struggling to recover from being on hold while the revolution was taking place, in a global financial environment that is itself struggling to stand on its feet; and a legal system that needs to be overhauled—all while maintaining security and stability in a region being christened, by fire, into freedom.